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# Understanding your recommendations

How to read a wine card and what each piece of information means for your personalized recommendations.

After a scan, wines are displayed as a horizontally scrollable carousel, ranked from best to worst match for your palate. Swipe left and right to move between wines.

## The wine card

Each card is split into two areas.

### Hero section

The top portion uses a colour that matches the wine type — deep red for reds, pale gold for whites, soft pink for rosés, and silver for sparkling. It shows:

| Element                      | What it means                                       |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **#1 Match**, **#2 Match** … | Rank among all wines found in this scan             |
| **Producer**                 | The winery or estate                                |
| **Cuvée**                    | The specific wine name or blend                     |
| **Vintage**                  | The harvest year                                    |
| **Region · Country**         | Where the wine comes from                           |
| **Match percentage**         | How closely the wine aligns with your taste profile |

### Details section

Scroll down within a card to see the full breakdown:

* **Grapes** — the grape varieties used, shown as badge pills
* **Aromas** — the dominant nose descriptors, shown as badge pills
* **Tasting notes** — a free-text description of the wine's flavor profile
* **Taste Profile Match** — a radar chart overlaying the wine's 8-dimension profile on top of yours, so you can see where they align and where they diverge
* **Food pairings** — icons for up to 10 categories: red meat, poultry, seafood, cheese, vegetarian, dessert, pasta, pizza, Asian cuisine, spicy food
* **Original photo** — a thumbnail of the label you scanned; tap it to view the full image

## The match percentage

The percentage reflects how closely a wine's taste profile — built from its grape varieties, region, vinification style, and tasting notes — overlaps with your personal taste profile. A higher percentage means the wine sits closer to your palate across sweetness, body, tannins, acidity, fruitiness, floral, earthy, and spicy & herbal dimensions.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you haven't completed the taste quiz, match percentages are based on a generic profile. Complete the quiz or like a few wines to make your personalized recommendations more accurate.
{% endhint %}